nonstop fun

Let me just quickly update you about all the things that I'll have to update about when I find time to sit down and breathe.
Amber and I (and Stephanie!) have been doing EVERYTHING.

Grand Anse Beach
Magazine Beach
Downtown/shopping
Movies
Crab Races
Fireworks!
Prickly Bay
Sunsets
Anandale Waterfalls
Monkeys crawling on our heads (aahhhhhhhhhhh)

 AND
Queen Elizabeth Home
Limes
Limes t-shirt giveaway extravaganza
Limes Birthday party disasterpoluza

AND
photography/videoing every single move. so many pictures to update.



And she still has a whole nother week!!!
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
I am leaving Grenada with a bang.

As soon as Amber leaves I must pack and sell or giveaway all our belongings asap. esh.

just beachy

Oh I love the beach.  I am  trying to make it my goal to go at least twice a week. should be easy right?? When Mom was here I just realized how much I take the fact that its down the street for granted.  I need to go MORE!
we spent at lot of time at the beach. not so much in the water, but a lot looking at it :)

 day 1, Grand Anse Beach!

sunset on Grand Anse

 University Club - LAE

 Lance Aux Epines Beach

 La Sagesse Beach

Magazine Beach

Sunday BBQ on Grand Anse Beach

 and our last day on Grand Anse Beach

bingo on the bay

Every Wednesday night Prickly Bay Marina has bingo and it is so much fun!! A group of SOs were going while Mom was here so we went down to join them.
For $20EC (about $8US) you get to play 3 rounds with 5 chances to win each! that's 15 chances to win!
horizontal line, vertical line, diagonal line, X, and coverall.
I was close a lot.... and Mom ended up winning once!! yay!

It was such a fun night with good company that we ended up going back to Prickly on Friday night for the steel drum band and the retro rock band.
oh and pizza. don't forget the pizza!

Bingo night!

 oh and Cremee Brule!

dancing crazies 

come back Mom!!

people say we monkey around....

Monday my friends Amber and Josh took Mom and I up to Grand Etang.  The rain forest/jungle of Grenada!
It is so beautiful there.  & 1900 ft above sea level there is a relief from the blazing heat.
we went in search of the Mona Monkeys that were brought to Grenada from Africa years ago and have now made their home amongst the banana trees and tourists.
We waved our bananas, shook our candy (they like mints?), and made our version of monkey calls... which sounded kinda like "here monk monk monkeeeeeeeeeeeee" and various monkey sounds to no avail. the monkeys didn't want to play.
When we were about to give up a taxi driver with two American tourists arrived.  He pulled up blasting his horn and yelling, it really annoyed me.  I was like he's scaring off the monkeys!!!
I was wrong.  seconds later 3 little furry friends came clamoring out of the jungle for their breakfast.

It was such a great morning and Mom and I both pet the wild monkeys for the first time!

 we are here.

that is the taxi driver / monkey caller :)

Thanks for such a great day Amber & Josh!

downtown!

Mom and I spent an afternoon roaming a round St. George's.
I found a new favorite store.  Not to actually buy anything from, but to browse and steal ideas from.
We started in the Carenage, went up hill to church street to see the roof-less apostolic church, down the stairs to the market, down the block to the mall, and then to KFC for lunch (we couldn't find/decide on anything else!)

It was a fun, hot, and tiring day.  But aren't they all in Grenada??
& mom LOVED the reggae buses :)

 taken out the bus window.

La Sagesse take 2

While Mom was visiting we went to La Sagesse with the SOs.  It was my 2nd time there and even more gorgeous than it was the first time.  read about the 1st time here
I can't wait to take Lee there this summer when he has a break.

 last three pictures by my friend Amber :)

Grenada does the body good

I will post all about all the fun things about my Mom's visit soon, but I wanted to dedicate an entry to my beautiful mother.
My sister said it best, "Mom is a natural in the islands!"
The sun made her skin glow, the water reflected her crystal blue eyes, the humidity pumped her hair full of volume, the food was tasty, and the company made her smile :)

I won't broadcast my mother's age on the internet, but she and my father have been married for over 40 years, and I have a 39 year old brother!!
My friends could hardly believe she was old enough to be my mom, let alone have an almost 40 year old!! and 5 children!!

someone may or may not have called her a hot momma this week too. but don't tell Dad.

for my Dad who didn't make the trip

Thanks for a great visit Mom!!!!
Who's next?? come visit me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

out of the office

Mom and I are having WAY too much fun to blog.
we do something fun all day, everyday.
beach & pool & out for dinner & watching movies & sunsets & playing with kids & shopping (ish)

I'll tell you all about it next Wednesday when she leaves me :(
Don't go Mom!!
but my Dad really needs her at home. haha. he's helpless without her!

here's a tease of our awesome week so far :)

My momma is here!

My mom got in safely last night at around 9:30pm.

and because she is so awesome, she brought me Wendy's chicken sandwiches from the Miami airport in her purse!! yessssss
oh how I have missed Wendy's.
it's crazy how there is a world full of stuff out there... far far away.

today we're heading to the beach!
and to Limes
and to play bingo at Prickly Bay!

hope she slept well last night b/c she's gonna be busy!

The Grenada Grand Beach Resort

While Lee's family was here they stayed at the Grenada Grand.
It was much nicer than I expected it  to be, I had heard some mixed reviews, but I think they were really happy with it.
The rooms were nothing special (except the for padded headboard which is perfect for laying in bed watching movies) but the grounds were beautiful!

I would recommend this place to someone wanting a place to stay in Grenada. 
It by far has the nicest pool I've seen here.